Chapter 21: Elegant, beautiful, but edible
The light screen reappeared , showing some information about the girl:
Name: Altria Pendragon
Aliases: King Arthur, Knight King, Dumb King, etc.
Introduction: King Arthur, the legendary hero of Britain from the Type-Moon world, feels regretful for blaming himself for the destruction of Britain.
"If I could go back to the past and elect a new king, would Britain have survived?" With this thought in mind, Altria signed a contract with the world consciousness: to let King Arthur obtain the Holy Grail and use it while he was alive. If his wish came true, then as a price, she would become a heroic spirit after her death.
However, in the Fourth Holy Grail War held in Fuyuki City, Emiya Kiritsugu, as the Master, used the Command Spell to order Artoria to destroy the contaminated Holy Grail, after which Artoria was sent back to the battlefield of Camlann.
After a few seconds, a pop-up window suddenly appeared:
[The power is less than 3%, and it will shut down in 30 seconds. Please charge in time. 】
There's even a 30-second death period, this must be my crappy phone!
So summoning a character consumes 90% of the energy? No wonder you need to have more than 90% to start summoning!
But Zhang Da couldn't take care of these things for the time being. Facing Altria's questions, he actually didn't know how to answer. It would definitely not be okay to lie to her, and he didn't know whether she had signed any contract like Tom.
Thinking about Altria's character, it's okay to just tell the truth. Even if she's not facing a Master, she won't make things difficult for ordinary people, right?
Zhang Daye hesitated for a moment and finally said, "It is true that I summoned you here, but there is no Holy Grail War here, and I don't have a Command Seal, so I shouldn't be considered a Master, right?"
Altria noticed the light screen in front of Zhang Daye just now, but because she was standing on the back, she couldn't see the words on it clearly. She thought that should be the power that brought her to this world, the power of the contract she signed?
"I really don't feel any restraint similar to the Command Spell. Is this a contract with relatively loose constraints?"
Altria felt her own state and descended in her original form, or rather, she was transferred from her original world. She could no longer feel the contract she had made with the world. There was nothing that could force her to do anything, and all her actions could follow her own will...
"As agreed, I will be your bodyguard for the next period of time and provide you with some help within my ability - as Altria."
As she said this, a smile appeared on her face, and her green eyes met Zhang Da's.
Guard? Zhang Da couldn't read any information from her expression. After all, he wasn't a master of psychology. In the end, he could only introduce himself: "My name is Zhang Daye. Well, you can just call me Daye."
This response seemed a bit lame, he thought, and seeing Altria nod to indicate that she remembered, he immediately turned around: "Tom, come here, we have a new...companion!"
Tom waved to Altria as a greeting. To him, it didn't matter who his master summoned, as long as he didn't summon a cat. Of course, if it was a cat, it had to be a beautiful little female cat.
When Altria saw Tom, she tilted her head and asked in confusion: "Warcraft?"
Zhang Da also said casually: "No, no, no, Tom is summoned by me from another world just like you. He is not a magical beast, but just an ordinary house cat."
Tom folded his arms and nodded in agreement. Yes, I am just an ordinary house cat.
Although he is fluent in multiple languages, good at various ball games, knows how to play many musical instruments, can conduct and sing tenor, and has worked in various professions such as cowboy, sailor, and guard, he really thinks of himself as an ordinary house cat.
Altria looked at Tom and then at Zhang Daye. The hair on her head moved, and it seemed to bend into a question mark. She questioned, "Normal?"
"Well... it's not that ordinary..."
…
Three people were sitting around a wine table. Altria had put away her armor and sword, leaving only the blue dress, which looked more like a formal dress. Her whole temperament was more like that of a beautiful noble lady.
There were eight dishes and a soup neatly laid out on the table - most of them were cooked by Tom.
Originally, Zhang Da was planning to cook by himself. For cooking, one only needs to follow the recipe step by step. The only problem was that his knife skills were not very good, and he did not fully understand the words like a little salt, the right amount of oil, and he also had some problems controlling the heat.
At least the food is edible, and the taste is okay if the seasoning ratio is not too outrageous. It is generally at the average level of home cooking.
However, after the first dish came out of the pot, Tom tried the taste, pushed Zhang Daye away with a look of disgust, took out a small apron from somewhere and tied it on, then patted his chest to signal him to do it.
Zhang Da had only seen Tom make sashimi, and didn't know much about his skills in making cooked food, but seeing how confident he was, he had no choice but to let him try.
Tom glanced through the menu quickly, picked out the ingredients accurately, and then picked up a kitchen knife to cut the vegetables and meat into strips or cubes, so neatly that it looked like they were measured with a vernier caliper.
When he put the knife away, he even made a knife flower.
Next, light the fire, pour the oil, add the ingredients, stir-fry, sprinkle seasonings, serve and plate, all in one go.
After tasting the dish under Tom's confident expression, Zhang Da also realized that the adjectives on the menu such as smooth texture and rich but not greasy were not deceptive at all.
If there is any false statement, it is only "The pictures are for reference only". What Tom made is exactly the same as in the picture!
In the end, Zhang Daye had no choice but to pat Tom on the shoulder and said that the kitchen would be in his hands from now on, and then he took on the responsibility of serving the dishes.
If there was anything Tom was not good at, it was that he was not very skilled in using chopsticks. Before, at Goodman's house, although Tom acted very smart, he still just buried his head in his rice bowl to eat.
After having his own home, Tom sat on a chair . This gave Zhang Da a little chance to show off and help Tom pick up the food he wanted to eat. However, with Tom's learning ability, he would probably master it soon.
Altria had no such worries at all and used a pair of chopsticks very skillfully.
Her movements were swift and graceful. Although all kinds of food were continuously put into her mouth, her cheeks never puffed up exaggeratedly. She showed an expression of enjoyment after picking up the dishes made by Tom, and did not show any disgust when eating Zhang Tatsuya's mediocre works.
Before drinking soup, I would wipe my mouth with a napkin to prevent food residues from sticking to the edge of the bowl, and there would be no sound when putting down the tableware.
In comparison, Zhang Daye's eating manner was clearly very ordinary, but at this moment, it could only be described as bold.
After a satisfying meal, Zhang Da asked about the contract: "Tom proposed his own conditions before accepting the summons - although that was too generous for me, what about you, Altria? Is there anything I can help you with?"
